The Dean Crowe Theatre will host a free show and a series of fun circus/science activities for young people as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2021.
'Strong Women Science' will feature on the Dean Crowe Theatre website for the duration of Saturday, June 12.
Did you ever wanted to know how to balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire?
Strong women, Aoife (an electronic engineer ) and Maria (an environmental scientist ) reveal the science behind their astounding tricks. 'Strong Women Science' doesn’t only illustrate scientific facts, it seeks to promote enquiry, inventiveness, accessibility and creativity in science, making it open to all, in particular young women and girls.
In addition to demonstrating scientific principles in fun ways, it looks at the worth of failure and the power of teamwork – both shared by science and circus, because when science meets circus, anything’s possible.
Children can engage in this event from their homes which will run exclusively via the Dean Crowe website on June 12.
The hosts will present the 35-minute 'Strong Women Science' film and four independent short six minute science workshop films for hands-on circus activities at home. These activities will be supported with pdf resources. Simply visit www.deancrowetheatre.com to access this event.
This is a Cruinniú na nÓg event funded by Creative Ireland and supported by Westmeath County Council.
Ireland is the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth Plan to enable the creative potential of children and young people.
The inaugural Cruinniú na nÓg took place on 23rd June 2018 and for the past number of years, including under exceptional circumstances in 2020, young people and families have come together to enjoy, a wide range of creative activities including workshops and tutorials to recitals and readings in every city, town and village across the country.
'Strong Women Science' is a Dean Crowe Theatre digital event and follows the successful first season of Dean Crowe Dialogues – an online chat show series with local community organisations.
The Dean Crowe Theatre closed its doors on March 12 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. In the past year, it has continued to support a number of artists and community groups by providing filming space to a number of professional artists for digital projects, continuing the One Tribe Arts Ability Project in collaboration with St. Hilda’s and Rehab Care Athlone, launching the Dean Crowe Artist Development Space opportunity, and working with local stage schools, youth groups, and community groups to facilitate workshops and small events during periods of lower level restrictions.
The theatre is currently open as a place of work for professional artists and arts workers and will re-open to the public in the coming weeks.
If you need a space for your event, workshop, conference, training session, launch or any activity, email [email protected].
The theatre management are also in the process of developing an autumn season of in-person entertainment events with some digital and hybrid events also in the mix. These will be announced later this summer.
